Cashier&#39;s ticket.



S. Angus.

SHIERS TICKER mmm@ mg. 20, 19m.

MQUNT EN ICATED` mmm cenni clinics,

T AWFES S. ARGUS, F CHICAG, ILLINOIS.

CASHERS TICKET.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

ratones. nac., se, isis.

Application filed January 29, 1915. Serial No. 55,056.

To ill -lctomc' may concern:

Be it known 4that l, JAMES S. ARGUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ot Cook and State et' Illinois, have linvented certain new, and useful,liiiprovenieiits in Cashiers Tickets, of-

which is punched or cut through or adjacent tothe proper number totindicate the amount of the bill lobe paid to the cashier.l

rlhis systeiii neccssitatesof course, that each l waiter carrya punch, or other instrument,

tor punching holes through or cutting' the tickets in suoli a manner that they will have a` signiicant indication for the customer aiitl the cashier, and such use of punches or cutting,- devices not only inconveniences andannoys the waiters, but also involves considcir-able loss of time and expense to the man finement,

llhe principal object of iny'invention is to provide a ticket having a series of numerals or otlierindicia printed thereon, which may be carried by Waitersor other persons, and which may be manipulated 'toprovide a sig-- nificant and particular indication i'or the customer or cashier without thc necessity of' using apuneh or other instrument. A lurtliei: object is to Aprovide a ticket. of the kind referred-to which may be altered to furnish a significant indication witliout'de- 'taching any oit' the said numerals or indicia from the body of the ticket.

More specifically, the invention comprises ticket having a series of numerals printed thereon, and a plurality of detachable portions, one of which is located adjacent cach of numerals, said detachable portions being capable 01"' being readily detached by the hand-s of the user to provide the proper signiiicant indication.

@ther features and objectsv of the invention will set forth iiiore specifically in the following specification and accompanyiing* drawings, in which-- ltigure 'l shows a plan View et a ticket 'ticket 'at three points,

embodying the features. of my invention; and

Fig. 2 shows a planA View of another ticket showing an extension of the features of my invention..y

Referring to the drawings, the ticket l0, which isv formed of Cardboard or the like, has printed thereon a series of numerals, as

shown, varying in this instance 'from 5 up to GO by steps of 5;'aiid these numerals are preferably arrange-d iii two rows, 12 and 13, spaced inwardly somewhat troni the longitudinal edges l-l and 15 of the ticket. These numerals should preferably be printed in rather large type, and byarranging theni as shown a coiiipaiutivelyrlarge range of nunierals may be printed :on the ticket without unduly increasing the size.' thereof. At the headI of the ticket I preferably print the.

miniher of the ticket, as shown at 16, in order that' the number of tickets used may be ascertained at any time, and also in order that the number of customers served may be def teriniiied in those instances where a single ticket is given to cach customer.

"Located preferably beneath the number of the ticket, as at l?, the legendflay cashier highest ainouiit iiidicatcdis printed on the ticket for the information of the customer, and, as will be seen troni'therdrawiligs, the series ot' numerals ll corresponding to lthe different prices which inay be paid to the cashier, are arranged below the legend 1T. Other information or advertising matter may be printed on the ticket between. the two rows of numerals l2 and 13, as shown at ltl.

rthe ticket is provided, opposite each of the numerals ll, and between said numerals and the adjacent edges 14 and l5 of the ticket, with a pair of inclined slits 19. These slits extend completely through the body of the ticket and converge inwardly from points 20, adjacent the edge of the ticket,

toward the adjacent one of the numerals il printed on the ticket. The slits 19 do not intersect, however, but terminate at their inner 'extremities short of the point- .of their convergence if' they were extended. By this Vconstruction it will be seen that a series o" tabs or detachable portions 2l areffoiined, each oi which is attached to the body o ,the es, es, and vhe tabs 2l are thus tirihly attached to the body "et the ticket, and at the saine time they may be readily detached therefrom by the user,

who grips the propel.` tab 21 between his fingers and severs the connection of said tab from the body of the ticket at the points 22, 23, and 24. The triangular shape of the tab, together with the construction whereby the tab is attached at three points only, permits of this ready detachment of the tab, and at the same time all of said tabs are so iirmly secured tothe body of the ticket as to render very improbable the possibility of their becoming accidentally detached therefrom. The inclined slits 19 of each pair otV` such slits are so located as to converge toward the central portion of the adjacent numeral, so that the resulting aperture 2l, formed by the detachment of one of said tabs, will be directed toward the adjacent numeral, so

as to give a clear indication to the customer of the amount to be paid the cashier.

In Fig. Q I have shown a ticket 10a which is in all respects substantially similar to the ticket 10, except that the legend 17 reads Pay cashier amount indicated and alongthe bottom of the card, and spaced inwardly from the bottom edge QG, there is provided a series of numerals 27A which indicate the amount to be paid to the cashier in dollars, or other large denominations, as desire l. The other numerals shown adjacent to the vertical edges ot the ticket indica-te the amount to be paid the cashier in cents, or other small denominations, and the combination of these numerals with the row of numerals along the bottom edge of the ticket makes it possible to use a single ticket vtor indicating the amount to be paid for a large purchase of goods, or by a party of several persons. As shown in Fig. 2, inclined slits 191l are provided opposite each of the vertical rows of numerals; and similar inclined slits 19" arealso provided opposite ,each of the lower horizontal rows of numerals, so as to form detachable tabs i211 opposite, each numeral or' the row of numerals 27. It will be apparent that this form of ticket should preferably be given the customer withthe proper 'tabs detached after the purchase or transaction has been fully completed, the amount to be paid the ashier being the sum of the amounts indicated by the detached tabs in the dollars and cents.

The inclined slits 19, 19, and 19", above described, extend completely through the body ot the ticket and are continuous from end to end, but are not extended to the point ot their intersection, so that a detachable tab is formed which is attached to the body ot the ticket at each end or' each slit. It' desired, the slits may be extended so as to intersect and form a. continuous slit 19, as shown in Fig. 2, the resulting detachable tab being attached to the body ot the ticket only at the points Q8 adjacent. the edge ot the ticketat each end of the slit From the 'foregoing description it 'will be apparent that I have provided a form of ticket which may be carried in any number by a Waiter or other person, and which may be manipulated conveniently by the fingers of the use in orderto detach one of the tabs 70 and provide a signiiicant indication for the customer and cashier. It will be understood, j however, 'that I have shown a specific form of my invention for purposes of illustration, and that it may be embodied in various other Jforms and adaptations, and used in other locations than lunch rooms, without departing from the spirit of the invention as delined by the appended claims.

I claim 1. A cashiers ticket of substantially rectangular form having a row of numerals printed thereon parallel to and spaced inwardly from an edge osaid ticket, with a plurality of substantially triangular detach- S5 able tabs formed on said ticket, one located adjacent each of said numerals, said tabs being separated from the body of the ticket by slits extending through the body of the ticket, a portion of the latter extending bew tween adjacent tabs, said tabs being unitedto the body of the ticket at the ends of said slits, and being located With their bases at l said edge of said ticket and capable 01"' being detached by being gripped between the i gers of the user.

2. A cashiers ticket or substantially reel tanaular form having a row of numerals printed thereon parallel to and spaced inwardly from an edge ot said ticket, a plurality of substantially triangular detachable tabs formed from the body of the ticket and located between said edge and said numerals, one of said tabs being located adjacent each of said numerals, said tabs bein separated from the body of the ticket by s its eXtending through the body oit the ticket, a portion of the latter extending between adjacent tabs, said tabs being united to the ticket at each end of each or' said slits, and being lo- 110 cated with their bases at said edge of said ticket whereby the removal of one of said tabs by the fingers of the user will leave an indentation pointingtoward one of said numerals.

3. A cashiers ticket of substantially rectangular torin havinlg a row of numerals ninted thereon paralel to an edge or' said ticket, with a plurality of detachable tabs 'formed from the body of said ticket, one of 120 said tabs being provided for each ot said numerals, said 'tabs being separated. from the body of the ticket by slits extending through the body oit the ticket, one oit said slits extending along each ot the inner edges ot said tabs whereby said tabs are united .to the body of the ticket only at their corners, a portion ot' the body of the ticket extendin fetwcen adjacent tabs, said tabs 'f t? u n g being loc: adjacent said edge or said igeeeeee ticket whereby they may be Vcietacieetl by be ing; gripped between the fingere of the user.

4. A ceshies ticket iiavin' e row of" new merels printed thereon pm'eiei to en elige of the ticket, with :n plurality ci? detachable tabs formed from the body of Seid ticket, one of Seid tabs being provided for each of seid. numerals, e portion of the body of the ticket extending between adjacent tabs, seid tabs being separated from the 'body ef the' ticket by apertmes through the ticket.

5. A. cashiere ticket having e rew of 1iumerels printed theme/11i @eretitel to en ecige tieily tiieiiguer detachable tete formed from the body of said. ticketj one of saint tabs being provided for each ef seid miniemle, e portion of the body of the ticket extending between edjecent tabs, eayii tube being seperate@ from the body oit the 'tieitet by apertures through the ticket.,

in testimony whereof, Ihave subseibed my neme.

' JAMES ARGUS Witnesses:

GLEN Sinnen, v HENRY A. Pei-fete., 

